_________________"Clark came through at the end of the first lap so far ahead that we in the pits were convinced that the rest of the field must have been wiped out in an accident."-Eddie Dennis, describing the dominance of Jim Clark in the Lotus 49 at Spa 1967

I am expecting mercedes to dominate again and i think redbull will struggle simply because i think the HP gap to the ferrari PU will be even greater than last season and i think HP will be even more important than last season too.

Mclaren could have lost the WCC in 2007 with both drivers 1st and 2nd in the WDC because the team did not score constructors points in Hungary which was 14 or so points. This was also later over ridden by their complete ban from the WCC after spy gate.

Really difficult to predict right now. Ferrari look like they could be within touching distance of Merc, but I'd feel more confident in assuming Merc are holding back than Ferrari are, and Red Bull's position in relation to both is a huge unknown because it seems like the car they ran this past week is even further away from what they'll run in Melbourne than what Ferrari/Merc ran. Anyway:

1. Hamilton2. Vettel3. Bottas

1. Mercedes2. Red Bull3. Ferrari

I'd guess Hamilton has enough to win the WDC with Vettel just edging out Bottas, but the two Red Bull's scoring enough points to be right there with those two and ultimately lift the team above Ferrari in the WCC.